Maritime Security Operations: A New Global View and Whispers of Mahan

Abstract

The attacks on "9/11" highlighted critical vulnerabilities in U.S. national security and economic infrastructures that have resulted in increased security measures at the nation's airports, seaports, and borders. In spite of the numerous directives and measures to increase Americans' safety, no greater vulnerability exists than through the vastness, complexity, and ambiguity of the maritime domain. The intended focus of this paper is to examine current maritime security operations (MSO) and the specific challenges that U.S. maritime security forces face combating terrorism within the vast and evolving maritime domain. The paper challenges the current approach to maritime domain awareness, suggesting that the reader focus on failed states and their proximity to maritime domains and critical maritime infrastructure, rather than on the maritime domain as a subset of a failed state. This would provide a better focus for effective maritime security operations, and further the development of domain awareness.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 13, 2006
Accession Number
ADA463335

Entities

People

  • Paul A. Carelli

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Commerce
  • Failed States
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Infrastructure
  • Maritime Domain Awareness
  • Maritime Security
  • Maritime Security Operations
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Naval Warfare
  • Security
  • Security Personnel
  • Terrorism
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Strategic Security Studies